Accelerator Data & AI Engineer (Paris)

Data & AI Engineer

About the job

We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. Our purpose is to find treatment to fight pain and ease suffering. We combine breakthrough science and advanced technology to develop life-changing medicines and vaccines. 

Digital & Data is at the heart of Sanofi: our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to develop & deliver medicine faster, enable healthcare professionals to improve treatments and help patients improve their health. Our scale, strong connections within health ecosystems across leveraging the world, and ability to leverage Sanofi’s capabilities make us the best place to push the boundaries of medicine through technology. 

Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization. This means:  

• AI Factory: An extensive portfolio of AI products driving every stage of the company's value chain, from R&D and trials to manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial operations.  

• Generative AI Platform: A technological foundation enabling the reliable, consistent, efficient, secure, scalable, and responsible development of Generative AI (Gen AI) products by optimizing system architecture, processes, and services.  

• State-of-the-art Tech Stack: Globally deployed products using a state-of-the-art technology stack. 

Main responsibilities:

• Work with business teams to understand requirements, and translate them into technical needs   

• Gather/organize large & complex data assets, and perform relevant analysis   

• Ensure the quality of the data in coordination with Data Analysts and Data Scientists (peer validation)  

• Propose and implement relevant data models for each business case  

• Create data models and optimize queries performance   

• Communicate results and findings in a structured way  

• Partner with Product Owner and Data Analysts to prioritize the pipeline implementation plan  

• Partner with Software Engineers and Data scientists to design pipelines relevant for business requirements  

• Leverage existing or create new “standard data pipelines” within Sanofi to bring value through business use cases  

• Ensure best practices in data manipulation are enforced end-to-end  

• Actively contribute to Data governance community  

• Remains up to date on company’s standards, industry practices and emerging technologies  

You are a dynamic Data Engineer interested in challenging the status quo to ensure the seamless creation and operation of the data pipelines that are needed for the enterprise data and analytics initiatives following industry standard practices and tools for the betterment of our global patients and customers. 

You are a valued influencer and leader who has contributed to making key datasets available to data scientists, analysts, and consumers throughout the enterprise to meet vital business use needs. You have a keen eye for improvement opportunities while continuing to fully comply with all data quality, security, and governance standards. 

About you 

Experience:  

• Strong experience in automation tools and methodologies 

• Experience working with data models and query tuning 

• Good understanding of AI concepts including Generative AI 

• Experience on working within compliance (e.g.: quality, regulatory - data privacy, GxP, SOX) and cybersecurity requirements is a plus 

• Experience in the healthcare industry is a strong plus 

Soft skills: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Experience working with multiple teams to drive alignment and results 

• Service-oriented, flexible, positive team player 

• Self-motivated, takes initiative 

• Problem solving & critical thinking 

Technical skills: 

• Experience with AWS cloud services (Azure & GCP a plus) 

• Good knowledge of SQL, relational databases and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone) technologies/concepts  

• Experience in Data warehousing solutions (Snowflake a plus) 

• Experience in provisioning infrastructure leveraging infrastructure-as-code  
  tools (e.g.: Terraform) 

• Experience in Integration Services (IICS, Tibco a plus)  

• Good knowledge of scripting languages (Python, R a plus) 

• Familiarity with Source Code Management Tools (GitHub a plus) 

• Familiarity with Visualization Tools (PowerBI, Tableau a plus) 

• Familiarity with Project Management Tools (JIRA, Confluence a plus) 

• Familiarity with Service Management Tools (Service Now a plus) 

• Relevant cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, IICS) are a plus 

• Good knowledge of ServiceNow and monitoring tool such as Datadog, Splunk, BPPM 

• Experience using frameworks to create pipelines (e.g. Apache Airflow, Kedro) 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field 

Languages : English, French 

Why choose us?

• We provide a highly collaborative environment, with an opportunity to work with a world class team. 

• Contribute to a company that is not only a leader in healthcare but also a pioneer in digital transformation, shaping the future of global health.  

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave. 

• Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our manufacturing facility 

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary. 

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together. 

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.  

Watch our ALL IN videoand check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!